<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the author is to present the methodology of reconstruction of the Old-Polish transport network as exemplified by the historic Lublin Voivodship. The author discusses the research method and procedure of reconstructing the road routes and locations of transport facilities on the basis of text sources and old maps of varied content and geometric accuracy. The adopted methodology uses GIS tools to analyse and verify data from both cartographic and descriptive sources. The analysis is based on the retrogressive approach, as most of the cartographically reliable sources come from the early 19th century.</p><p>The presented research procedure consists of three stages: preparation and processing of source material, registration of source information, and finally, its harmonization. The research procedure consists of two main steps: 1) identification (initial identification of the object and verification of its existence); 2) geometrisation (determination of geometrical parameters of the object, followed by their verification, and confirmation of the object’s course or location in the spatial database).</p></abstract>

The aim of the author is to present the methodology of reconstruction of the Old-Polish transport network as exemplified by the historic Lublin Voivodship. The author discusses the research method and procedure of reconstructing the road routes and locations of transport facilities on the basis of text sources and old maps of varied content and geometric accuracy. The adopted methodology uses GIS tools to analyse and verify data from both cartographic and descriptive sources. The analysis is based on the retrogressive approach, as most of the cartographically reliable sources come from the early 19th century.The presented research procedure consists of three stages: preparation and processing of source material, registration of source information, and finally, its harmonization. The research procedure consists of two main steps: 1) identification (initial identification of the object and verification of its existence); 2) geometrisation (determination of geometrical parameters of the object, followed by their verification, and confirmation of the object’s course or location in the spatial database).

Methodology of reconstruction of the Old-Polish road network as exemplified by the historic Lublin Voivodship

Polish Cartographical Review

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The aim of the author is to present the methodology of reconstruction of the Old-Polish transport network as exemplified by the historic Lublin Voivodship. The...

Methodology of reconstruction of the Old-Polish road network as exemplified by the historic Lublin Voivodship

Published Online: Jan 07, 2020

Page range: 129 - 141

Received: Aug 10, 2019

Accepted: Sep 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2019-0011

Keywords
transport network, historical geography, historical GIS, retrogressive method, Lublin Voivod-ship

© 2019 Mateusz Zawadzki, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Methodology of reconstruction of the Old-Polish road network as exemplified by the historic Lublin Voivodship

Published Online: Jan 07, 2020

Page range: 129 - 141

Received: Aug 10, 2019

Accepted: Sep 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2019-0011

Keywordstransport network, historical geography, historical GIS, retrogressive method, Lublin Voivod-ship

© 2019 Mateusz Zawadzki, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
transport network, historical geography, historical GIS, retrogressive method, Lublin Voivod-ship